09-04-2012, 05:33 PM
Pix...I realized that I didn't answer your initial query and I followed your link a few minutes ago and a lightbulb went on...
I think what you are proposing has existed at least in part in San Francisco Elections for about 10 years or so now. It is called "Ranked Voting" and sounds very much like the IRV you advocate.
I remember the first year it was introduced I cracked up because they had a runoff that was between the Democrat and the Green Candidate (I believe it was Mark Gonzalez and Gavin Newsome). The Republican wasn't even a factor in any way because of this system. For me...a choice between a Dem or a Green Candidate is the best possible circumstance:biggrin:
That is San Francisco though...I am sure that much different results would happen across the country or on a National Level though it would be ultimately more fair because the points that you bring up are valid and with the corporate money and controlling interests in both parties pretty much insuring that the richest entity wins...we need an overhaul..
I think what you are proposing has existed at least in part in San Francisco Elections for about 10 years or so now. It is called "Ranked Voting" and sounds very much like the IRV you advocate.
I remember the first year it was introduced I cracked up because they had a runoff that was between the Democrat and the Green Candidate (I believe it was Mark Gonzalez and Gavin Newsome). The Republican wasn't even a factor in any way because of this system. For me...a choice between a Dem or a Green Candidate is the best possible circumstance:biggrin:
That is San Francisco though...I am sure that much different results would happen across the country or on a National Level though it would be ultimately more fair because the points that you bring up are valid and with the corporate money and controlling interests in both parties pretty much insuring that the richest entity wins...we need an overhaul..
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